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Iraq has received “credible” intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to launch attacks on subway systems in Paris and the United States, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday.

“Today, while I am here, I am receiving accurate reports from Baghdad where there was (the) arrest of (a) few elements and there are networks planning from inside Iraq to have attacks,” he told a small group of US reporters.

“They plan to have attacks in the metros of Paris and the US,” he added. “From the details I have received, yes it looks credible.”

Al-Abadi said the plot was the work of foreign fighters of the Islamic State group in Iraq. Asked if the attack was imminent, he said, “Yes.” Asked if the attack had been thwarted, he said, “No.”